Procession of the Species

Here are a few pictures of our Procession of the Species, held annually near Earth Day. Participants are ALL ages. There are babies in front packs and backpacks, Moms-to-be with painted tummys (the globe was my favorite), people in wheel chairs (see turtle above), people on stilts (one absolutely AMAZING dancer on tall stilts), configured and jointed bicycles, many paper sculptures, masks, and hats of fish, animals and plants. The crowd beats drums and shakes rattles and dances down the street. The best in that category is our samba dancers - great rhythm and dancers of all abilities. The whole parade is a symbol of inclusion and FUN!

Larry, Rick and I left early enough to pick up veggies at the Oly Farmers' Mkt. and check in on Artswalk - where EVERYONE (again all ages and abilities) displays art in galleries, cafe's, banks, shoe stores, bike stores . . . Some beautiful work at Childhood's End and a very fine example of Zoe's portraiture at Peppers, a Mexican restraurant.